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Purity test or litmus test saying if you want to be a democrat you have to hold these pro-choice views. nancy pelosi didnt go there. democrats have to work out these politics for themselves. theyre going through something the republicans have gone through and arguably are still going through where you have the grassroots, all the energy is on the far left, just as on the right the energys on the far right. but are you going to win elections like that? thats the big question. >> theres donor/vote...

Think the democratic party -- the dnc in particular they have to work really hard to reach out and bring in a lot of these young voters who were obama voters, not necessarily democratic voters from the jump and bring these protest voters back in. its not an easy job. >> i have to say, i mean, after fighting over omaha mayor, and i -- you saw that tom perez spent his entire week having to back track on it. you heard nancy pelosi there, savannah, no no no. we welcome pro life democrats. >> its int...

Congressman ellison is and where per are rez ez is. the ideological purity test, were missing the picture. theres a segment of the left who wants ideological litmus tests but theyre missing the bigger picture. as we talk, you know what jeff sessions is doing? hes pulling the u.s. attorneys aefs o office out of the texas voter identificati identification. we have our communits under siege. these are the issues. >> okay. i think either you care about voter rights or you dont. >> no. perez is going...

Rebuild the democratic party and reach out own bring people into institutional politics which they dont want to do right now. >> let me ask you, cornell, if you had the slice the pie right now and said the outside, the youth, minorities maybe, have a different vision what the democrat should stand for, the usual people running the party for years, what are the issues? foreign policy. people on the left, against war, how would you describe them? skeptical about military involvement? give me some ...

Message of economic opportunity, thats how we win. >> but the question about primary challenge. if youre dnc chair and there are challenges from the left to incumbent democrats, will you support that, cheer them on or think thats mistake? >> the think the role of the dnc chair is let the progress run its course and we move forward when the general election moves ahead. im confident that this year -- look across this country right now, in virginia at state house delegates level, they have more ca...

Says shes worried about primary challenges because critics dont think shes pure. is notion of purity test good for the democratic party? >> she was immense amount of support. way were going to take back senate and house and state houses is get back to basics. thats what we need to do as party. have to make house calls and have a 12 month a year organizing presentation. i was in rural wisconsin and met a guy who said i feel politically homeless because the democratic party abandoned rural wiscons...

Million americans with healthcare is an issue. i think its how to make it seem theres been substantial changes and revisions to obama care while still keeping 14 plus million enrolled with benefits that theyre now enjoying and leading more productive, economically contributing lives. so there everybody has to be careful not to engage in an idealogical purity test and rather what gets down on the right to make it seem as if big changes are happening and among the democrats to make a deal that kee...

>> you have interesting thoughts of ted cruz. what does that mean for the party overall? >> i think ted cruz has an excellent shot to the nomination far better than donald trump. so many views that donald trump holds and until a minute ago are not conservative vows. cruz passes everyones purity test and when you think about the old line that we are, republicans are going to pick the most conservative candidate who can get elected, i think that republicans may look at the whole line of discussion...

But could be a trend that doesnt seem like a good one. its been six years since we have had a negative year, and remember, 2013, we were up 26.5%. last year up 7.5. sounds so good today. back to you. >> thank you, gerri. for the dow that would be a 300-point advantage to escape that down year fear. but still a couple of days to do it. you heard of candidates being asked to take a purity test, loyal to their party or loyal to the republican party. very rarely do you hear voters having to sign on ...

Exercise my responsibility as a senator. i voted for t.a.r.p. and then to see people who did something when the republicans were in the white house who wouldnt do it when we had a new democratic president although we were losing 800,000 jobs a month and the auto industry was on the brink of total collapse gives you an idea of what were up against because there is this ideological purity test that i think unfortunately too many republicans who know better are being subjected to. so i will go anyw...